Berwick and District Agricultural & Horticultural Society Inc.

The Berwick and District Agricultural & Horticultural Society hold an annual show at Akoonah Park in Berwick.  The Show can trace its origins back to the first event organised by the predecessor of the Berwick and District Agricultural & Horticultural Society, the Mornington Farmers’ Society in 1857. The name Berwick and District Agricultural & Horticultural Society was adopted by the Mornington Farmers’ Society at the Annual General Meeting held July 25, 1918.
Reference: Mornington Farmers’ Society or the Berwick & District Agricultural & Horticultural Society (2017) at Casey Cardinia – Links to our past.

Presidents and Secretaries Honour Board

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Berwick & District / Agricultural & Horticultural Society Inc. / Formerly: / Mornington Farmers Society

President
1856-92	W Lyall	1922-23	FC Curtis	1966-67	LA Moran
	A Paterson	1923-24	W Hill	1967-68	M Bashford
	J Buchanan	1924-25	W Gamble	1968-69	EF Barker
	J Wilson	1925-27	SA Greaves	1969-70	M Alberni
	J Gibb	1927-28	FC  Curtis	1970-71	Dr R Rosanov
	A Creighton	1928-29	NE Beaumont	1971-72	WJ Clark
	J Lecky JNR	1929-31	DN McBride	1972-73	G Begg
1892-93	J Wilson JP	1931-32	D Boyd	1973-74	Bert Rae
1893-94	R Gibb JP	1932-33	EE Gardiner	1974-75	G Chuddleigh
1894-95	D Bourke JP	1933-34	CF Greaves	1975-76	I Pask
1895-97	W Wilson JNR	1934-36	DN McBride part	1976-77	Cr J Byron
1897-98	A Cameron	1936-37	JF Patterson	1977-78	W Bowman
1898-99	R Grice	1937-39	GR Rae	1978-79	M Fakhry
1899-00	J Lecky JNR	1939-40	GPH Wilson	1979-80	N Willmott
1900-01	W Wilson JNR	1940-41	JF Sturken	1980-81	W Glendenning
1901-02	JD Patterson	1941-45	JW Richards	1981-82	N Marriott
1902-03	W Wilson JNR	1945-46	EC Henry	1982-83	M Forsyth
1903-04	R Grice	1946-48	AG Robinson	1983-84	G Fyfe
1904-06	JB Pearson	1948-49	JC Lloyd	1984-85	Mrs B Adams
1906-07	W Wilson JNR	1949-51	GPH Wilson	1985-86	H Oakes
1907-08	R Gibb	1951-52	CA Harris	1986-87	TM Floyd
1908-10	JB Wilson	1952-54	AG Poole	1987-88	RS Johnson
1910-12	LD Beaumont	1954-56	JS Thewlis	1988-89	G Coghill
1912-15	A Greenwood	1956-57	RH Moran	1989-90	K Kennedy
1915-16	J Lecky	1957-58	VS Wood	1990-91	C Forsyth
1917-17	WG a’Beckett	1958-59	JB Davison	1991-92	Mrs N King
1917-18	W Wilson JNR	1959-60	C Purton	1992-93	Mrs K Bertoncello
1918-19	LD Beaumont	1960-62	F Rae	1993-94	Bert Rae
1919-20	AB Pearson	1962-63	WM John son	1994-95	G Begg
1920-21	AE Stevens	1963-65	JW Rae	1995-95	P O’Hagan
1921-22	EC Henry	1965-66	HJ Keys	1996-97	J Betts

	Secretary
1997-98	Mrs Wilma Barron	1856-73	A Patterson E Tucker
1998-99	J Follett	1873-80	W T Duff
1999-00	Mrs K Chipperfield	1880-92	T Patterson
2000-01	Miss A Keys	1892-97	A W Rodd
2001-02	W Glendenning	1897-00	J C Hodgson
2002-03	P O’Hagan	1900-02	A Duff
2003-04	Mrs R Johnson	1902-05	J C Hodgson
2004-05	J Tyrrell	1905-09	R Clements
2005-06	A Dedlefs	1909-10	D Bain
2006-07	P Wenn	1910-12	J J Ahern
2007-08	Ms K Tyrrell	1912-19	A E Thomas
2008-09	G Cumming	1919-26	E E Gardiner
2009-10	Mr W Glendenning	1926-44	J T Chapple
2010-11	Mr P Wenn	1944-55	R C Kemp
2011-12	Mrs A Reynolds	1955-56	W Triplet
		1956-57	G A Nobbs
		1957-58	C E Tustain
		1958-64	R J Spain
		1964-65	I Barker
		1965-71	R Van Velsen
		1971-72	J K Waddell
		1972-78	K Male
		1978-81	S C Newnham
		1981-85	R S Johnson
		1985-89	A Lewis
		1989-00	Mrs L Tuckett
		2000-04	Mrs S Rasmussen
		2004-06	Mrs F Barratt
		2006-09	M Vallence
		2009-10	Ms N Terracall
		2010-	Mrs A Mason

 Life Members Honour Board

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The Berwick & District Agricultural / & Horticultural Society Inc. / formerly: Mornington Farmers Society Est 1848 / Life Members Honour Roll

1928	LC Grimwade	1960	JW Richards	1975	NC Williamson
“	EN Grimwade	1962	GPH Wilson (CMG)	“	A Brown
“	Jas Lecky*	“	JC Lloyd	1977	ST Exell
“	JD Patterson*	1964	AG Robinson (MBE)	“	LC Gamble
“	TH Twyford*	“	CA Harris	1978	SS Matthews
“	LD Beaumont*	“	Mrs JE Andrews	1979	MJ Bashford
“	W Wilson*	1965	WC Gamble	1981	HG Rae OAM
“	E Greaves*	“	CP Purton	“	R Richardson
1929	His Excellency LORD Somers	“	RC Kemp	1982	HA Burton (Lt Col)
1930	Mrs W Wilson	1966	LA Moran	1983	MJ Fakhry
1935	HRH The Duke of Gloucester	1967	J Tailford	1984	M Alberni
“	Sir Charles Merritt*	1968	Mrs EC Johnson	1985	J Byron
1940	A Miller	“	HJ Keys (MBE)	“	Mrs J Bashford
“	JT Chapple	“	JT Warne	1986	G Fyfe
“	W Gamble	1970	JW Rae (OAM)	1987	H Oakes
1946	FM Richardson	“	EF Barker (BEM)	1988	L Donaldson
“	JM Bell	“	RH Moran (Group Capt)	1989	Mrs J O’Connor
“	NE Beaumont	1972	Mrs E Crowley	“	M Floyd
“	GF Greaves	1973	PB Ronald (CMG)	1990	Mrs B Adams
“	EC Henry	“	F Rae	1992	DG Robinson
1957	GF Rae (MBE)			“	A Furborough

1992	NR Willmott	2006	A Witham
1993	Mrs E Taylor	“	J Betts
“	G Clark	2007	J Follett
1994	G Begg	“	G King
1995	N Marriott	2008	Mrs K Bertoncello
“	A McCraw*	“	Mrs C Henderson
1996	Mrs B Bryon (OAM)	“	Miss A Keys
“	P O’Hagan	2009	Mrs D Akister
“	RS Johnson	“	Mrs K Chipperfield
“	Mrs N King (OAM)	“	Mr B Bickerton
1998	Mrs R Johnson	“	Mrs G Keys
1999	K Kennedy	“	Mr N Lucas (PSM)
“	G Coghill	“	Mrs D Vallence
“	Mrs L Reeve	“	Mr M Vallence
2001	W Glendenning	2010	Mr G Marriott
2002	Mrs D Towler	2011	Mr J Tyrell
2003	Mrs F Miller	“	Mrs H Tyrrell
2004	G Cumming
“	Mrs E Griffiths
2005	A Fyfe
“	Mrs G Rae
2006	Mrs W Barron

1848 Ploughing Match print

Plaque transcription

This print was presented by / George Wilson CMG, JP and Marcel Fakhry to the / Berwick A & H Society Inc. in 1998

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Berwick VIC 3806, Australia